Learn what a 'slab' is, in case you see one

January 7, 2013

Nick de la Torre/Staff

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If you've lived in Houston for a while, you've probably seen a slab. The cars, which some call "the visual image of Houston hip-hop," were born in south Houston in the lat '80s and are now spreading through the nation.

We went to Sunnyside to check out these showy cars. Read more about their history, and plans for a Houston slab parade, at houstonchronicle.com.

King Fish jokes with onlookers as he represents 4th Ward with his car, a five wheel slab painted red to represent his team, Wednesday, Dec. 19, 2012, at Cloverland Park in Houston. Teams are made up of people from certain neighborhoods. King Fish says he buys and fixes up cars for people in his neighborhood. ( Nick de la Torre / Houston Chronicle )

If you've lived in Houston for a while, you've probably seen a slab. The cars, which some call "the visual image of Houston hip-hop," were born in south Houston in the lat '80s and are now spreading through the nation.

We went to Sunnyside to check out these showy cars. Read more about their history, and plans for a Houston slab parade, at houstonchronicle.com.

King Fish jokes with onlookers as he represents 4th Ward with his car, a five wheel slab painted red to represent his team, Wednesday, Dec. 19, 2012, at Cloverland Park in Houston. Teams are made up of people from certain neighborhoods. King Fish says he buys and fixes up cars for people in his neighborhood. ( Nick de la Torre / Houston Chronicle )